Snow - inside and out!

I don't have photos of the "out" but we have gotten a bit of snow with more to come. Yay! As for the "inside" I painted this sign a few days ago to add to my snowman collection. It's a nice backdrop for the shelf and was fun to do.
Another addition to the collection came from a surprise source. I bought a new box of Red Rose Tea and they always have little figurines in the boxes. I was so excited to find a little snowman! My son thought my reaction was a bit extreme but I was happy, lol. He's sitting on the ledge over my kitchen range between a cute little metal cone shaped snowman (a gift from a former student) and an antique butter press (for making individual pats of butter imprinted with a design.)

Outside Santa's House

I've shown some photos of scenes inside Santa's house. Here are some of the outside. Rudy's delivering the mail, there's a small sled to the left in the bushes, and there are skis propped up at the right end of the house. The small shrubs and the tree on the right have working lights.

Dasher got a jingle bell collar today.

The dog ate the first snowman I had in Santa's yard. I found this one when we decorated the Christmas tree. The house now sits up high enough that the dog doesn't bother it so this little guy should be safe. :0)